Example Sentences
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The position is usually delegated to a junior minister, the paper explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Lunetta pointed out that hospitals "have repetitive tasks" which "could be delegated to a good robot".
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
In 2022, the 5th Circuit ruled that this arrangement delegated “government power to a private entity without sufficient agency supervision” and struck it down.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I don’t see where Harmeet Dhillon has the experience or the normal level of authority that this would be delegated to,” the official said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
“What is it, Gus? Something you didn’t handle correctly? Some authority you delegated to somebody else?”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
